The following is a project of The Education Center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that is set to open in November 2012.
The mission to honor all heroes continues with the National Call for Photos, a movement to collect photos of the 58,272 service-members inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, DC. When collected, all photos will be displayed for generations to come at The Education Center at The Wall, a place on our National Mall where our military heroes' stories and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
VVMF has collected more than 30,000 pictures to date, including photos of only 1,833 African Americans. Generous support from volunteers, fellow service-members, family, and friends is still needed in order to gather the remaining 5,429 photos necessary to honor all African American heroes at The Education Center.
"We will not allow for African American casualties to be under-represented in The Education Center," says Harry G. Robinson III, professor and dean emeritus of Howard University and member of VVMF's board of directors. "It would be a shame if these heroes, particularly those from our inner cities, aren't included simply because we couldn't step up and locate their pictures."
VVMF urges active involvement to assist the National Call for Photos by submitting photographs of fallen service-members and generously donating to the Education Center at The Wall, ensuring that the sacrifices of our military heroes are never forgotten.
How to Submit a Photo
If you have a picture of a loved one or fellow veteran whose name is on The Wall, please help the Memorial Fund honor these individuals by putting a face with a name.
Submit Online
If you have a digital copy of the photograph, you can upload it at: http://vvmf.org/submit_other
Mail a copy of your photograph
Make a copy of your photo. VVMF cannot be responsible for returning photos to donors. When having the photo copied, ask the photo professional to make it the highest quality possible, use a glossy finish and reproduce the photo at an 8 x 10 size, if possible. Fill out the photo submission form. Please indicate on the front of the envelope that a photo is enclosed. Mail to:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Attn: Call for Photos
2600 Virginia Avenue, NW Suite 104
Washington, D.C. 20037
For more information about how to add a photograph to the collection, please contact the Memorial Fund at (202) 393-0090 or via email at mjohnson@vvmf.org. Support the Education Center at The Wall by visiting www.buildthecenter.org, calling 866-990-WALL, or by texting "WALL" to 2022.
